The Eysenck Suite I - Melancholic

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1.	How Can the Sky Be So Beautiful When We Have Been So Bad 02:28	buy track
2.	Fauna 04:15	buy track
3.	Olympiapark 04:22	buy track
4.	I Thought You Were a Legend Until You Apologised 04:07	buy track
5.	Yaqui 03:29	buy track
6.	If It's Not Too Much Trouble Just Get Me On The Plane 01:54	buy track
7.	Odin! 11:38	buy track

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The Eysenck Suites I-IV explore the psychology of Hans Eysenck's four temperamental categories and the emotions they encompass, a project that the British Psychological Society have already endorsed in their review here: thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/finding-melancholic-balance.

Part one focuses on the Melancholic temperament that tends towards sadness and feeling low, resulting in a somewhat pessimistic view of the world. The name has been adopted as a synonym for sorrow, but comes from the Greek words for black bile. This first EP is intended as a soundtrack for times of sorrow, reminiscence and regret. But also for moments of withdrawal from over thinking everything, reducing anxiety, reflecting and triggering memory traces of happier times.

“I took the photograph that appears in the release artwork in an abandoned communist prison in Tallinn, Estonia - a bleak and unnerving place – and, for me, it captures the mood I am after here.” – Russian Linesman

A reviewer recently described the Russian Linesman as a "modern day composer". He has become a somewhat cult figure over the past eleven years, crossing paths with other mavericks such as James Holden, Nathan Fake, Ryan Davis, Applescal and Laurent Garnier, along the way. His latest series of EPs has already seen the enigmatic artist receive support and plaudits from a disparate collection of respected DJs and Producers, including ‘Mercury Prize’ nominated Maps (Mute), BBC 6 Music’s Nemone, Simon Mills (of Bent fame), Max Cooper, Steve Miller (Afterlife), Nick Warren (on his ‘Sound Garden’ radio show), C-Jay (Bedrock), Samy Birnbach (DJ Morpheus), and Quivver (on John Digweed’s ‘Transitions’ radio show). The Russian Linesman also now hosts a monthly radio show on Bloop London (blooplondon.com/shows/russian-linesman/), playing a multifarious mix of his favourite music from the past, present and future.

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released March 27, 2017

Loki Recordings

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Russian Linesman Nottingham, UK

Recording music in his secret lair. Capturing snippets of vocals, guitars and pianos, and enclosing them in a digital sarcophagus. I am NOT Russian #standwithukraine

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